|  | 8.1 | Network Documentation
| 8.1.7 | User policies
User policies are documents that can be the most important and beneficial to the network administrator. They contain how the users can interact with the network. These policies include what is and what is not permissible on the network. It should also include what the consequences of violating user policies will be. Other aspects of user policies include what minimum user ID and password length should be, and rules for the content of passwords. User policies need to be created with the management of the company to make sure these policies are acceptable and will be enforced. As a network administrator, you want to create the most secure and functional network possible for your company. But make sure network policies don't conflict with company policies or limit the users access to necessary resources. The information recorded in the documents mentioned creates the network documentation set for your system. This documentation set will allow maintenance and upgrades to the network in a more orderly fashion. This documentation will give the administrator a starting place to return to if an upgrade goes wrong or if there is a need to recover from a network failure. One last point about network documentation is that it continuously needs to be updated with the latest upgrades and configuration changes to the network. If this doesn't happen, the documentation will not have a great deal of relevance to your current network implementation.
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| Complete Policy Statement
| Education User Policy Statement
| Education Policy Statement Showing Administrative Support
| Simple (two page) Policy Statement